CIIE boosting China-Chile cooperation

According to Chilean Ambassador Luis Schmidt, the country is willing to conduct cooperation with China under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, and also mentioned the two parties will sign a memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative on Friday. The CIIE is a key component of multilateral relations, the ambassador added.

Chile will showcase its products and export services at the country pavilion, and display high-quality, healthy food at the food pavilion. 15 Chilean enterprises and five industries, namely wine, fruit, pork, avocado and olive oil, will be showcased at the expo.

According to Steven Fang, CEO of EAE Mall, China Eastern Airlines, hundreds of flights are bringing cherries from Chile to China directly. The first batch of fresh king crabs will be transported from Chile to China next week, he added.

Fang also noted Chile salmon, cherries and king crabs are being introduced to all of China, not only metropolitan areas like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Daniel Meng, head of fresh global sourcing for Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, said Chilean food products are welcomed at e-commerce stores and he is looking forward to the country's huge pavilion at CIIE.